Dispatch Controller (Distribution Depot)

You'll plan the loads and watch the trucks for a courier operations centre in Soweto, keeping every trip on time. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

Location: Soweto, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Book vehicle services, licence renewals and roadworthy tests
• Keep a register of PrDP and licence expiry dates for all drivers
• Check driver hours so nobody drives too long without rest
• Update customers on delivery times and delays
• Arrange breakdown recovery and replacement vehicles
• Compile daily reports on trips completed and late deliveries

• Clear on the phone with drivers and customers
• Good with Excel and email
• Knowledge of South African road freight regulations
• Calm and decisive when things go wrong
• Matric
• At least 2 years in transport or logistics

• Transport management system (TMS) experience
• Previous truck driving experience

• Growth to transport manager
• Training on the fleet and tracking systems
• Office-based work with a steady roster

• Mention the tracking and Excel skills you have. Bring an example report if you are allowed to share one.
• Give the fleet size and route types you handled, for example "40 trucks, long-haul and local". Hiring managers want scale.